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PAS-COL-2021-ASACKACC: Administrative Support – American Spaces in Sri Lanka

Closed Closed July 15, 2021 Opportunity PAS-COL-2021-ASACKACC

This grant is closed. A newer notice from the same program is open now: Austrian-American Partnership Fund (AAPF) (OFOP0002825). Status: Closes January 1, 2099 (26353 days left). It is in our archive of U.S. Mission to Sri Lanka notices from 2021.

U.S. Mission to Sri Lanka offered grants of up to $150,000 (at least $100,000) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 2 awards worth $100,000 in total. Applications closed on July 15, 2021.

From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed June 7, 2021. Checked November 7, 2026.

Other notices with this title

U.S. Mission to Sri Lanka has posted this title under other numbers: earlier or later rounds, or the same competition for another area. Each has its own dates and may change its rules.

NoticePostedDeadlineStatus
PDS-COL-2024-ASACKACCJune 1, 2024Closed July 7, 2024Closed
PDS-COL-2023-ASACKACCJune 2, 2023Closed July 3, 2023Closed
PDS-COL-2022-ASACKACCJune 23, 2022Closed August 23, 2022Closed

Key dates

PostedJune 7, 2021
DeadlineJuly 15, 2021
Archived by Grants.govJuly 16, 2021

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to the applicants described in the notice.

open to non-profit organizations. Organizations may sub-award or sub-contract with other entities including for-profit organizations, but only one non-profit organization can be the prime recipient of the award. Government entities are not eligible to apply. For-profit entitles are not eligible to be the prime recipient of an award under this NOFO.

Is this a realistic fit?

What the grant funds

Executive SummaryThe U.S. Embassy Colombo Public Affairs Section (PAS) is pleased to announce a funding opportunity through the Public Diplomacy grants program for Administrative Support for two (2) American Spaces in Sri Lanka: one (1) in Kandy, and one (1) in Colombo. American Spaces are a nationwide network of PAS-funded cultural centers that are part of the American Spaces program, a global network of over 600 State Department-sponsored cultural centers. The American Spaces conduct youth-oriented educational and cultural programming. The award recipient will be responsible to oversee administrative aspects of the American Spaces program, to include staffing of selected corners, training logistics, and equipment and facility maintenance. The recipient will also assist in implementing American Spaces .programming with significant Public Affairs Section input and assistance

Category: Other, Opportunity Zone Benefits.

Who has won Public Diplomacy Programs grants before

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Public Diplomacy Programs (19.040) awarded $358 million across 13,489 grant awards, an average of $26,570 per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees2,478$50.3 million
Meridian International CenterDistrict of Columbia27$6.5 million
American Councils for International Education: Actr/Accels, Inc.District of Columbia72$4.7 million
Cultural Vistas, Inc.District of Columbia22$4.7 million
World Learning Inc.Vermont25$4.4 million

Top states: District of Columbia ($44.3 million), New York ($12.8 million), California ($12.3 million), Virginia ($5.3 million), Texas ($4.8 million).

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Apply under the newer notice, OFOP0002825, which is open now.

The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.

Questions people ask

Is PAS-COL-2021-ASACKACC still open?

No. It closed on July 15, 2021. A newer notice is open: OFOP0002825, closes January 1, 2099 (26353 days left).

Who can apply for Administrative Support – American Spaces in Sri Lanka?

U.S. Mission to Sri Lanka accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

What is the deadline for Administrative Support – American Spaces in Sri Lanka?

Closed July 15, 2021. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $150,000 each. About $100,000 in total across about 2 awards.

Who has won Public Diplomacy Programs grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees, Meridian International Center, American Councils for International Education: Actr/Accels, Inc. The program made 13,489 awards worth $358 million in that time.

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